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A) Platypus anatinus B) Ornithorhynchus echidna C) Ornithorhynchus paradoxus D) Ornithorhynchus anatinus
A) Mainland Asia B) Western Australia only C) New Zealand D) Eastern Australia, including Tasmania
A) They give birth to live young B) They reproduce asexually C) They lay eggs D) They spawn in the water
A) Anatidae B) Ornithorhynchidae C) Monotremata D) Tachyglossidae
A) Four B) Five C) Two D) Ten
A) Infrared vision B) Electrolocation C) Echolocation D) Magnetic navigation
A) Only its eyes B) It keeps all senses open C) Eyes, ears, and nostrils D) Mouth and ears
A) Neither B) Both males and females C) Female D) Male
A) On its tail B) On each hind foot C) On its bill D) On its front paws
A) 1812 B) 1799 C) 1789 D) 1798
A) Captain John Hunter B) Johann Blumenbach C) George Shaw D) Robert Knox
A) Robert Knox B) George Shaw C) Sir Joseph Banks D) Captain John Hunter
A) It was an alien species B) It was a genetically engineered mammal C) It was sewn together from Australian marsupials D) It might have been created by Chinese sailors
A) Tweezers B) A scalpel C) A magnifying glass D) A pair of scissors
A) Flat-foot B) Duck-bill C) Beaver-tail D) Water-mole
A) French B) Greek C) Aboriginal D) Latin
A) Johann Blumenbach B) Captain John Hunter C) George Shaw D) Sir Joseph Banks
A) Platypi only B) Platypodes only C) Platipusses D) Platypuses
A) Swamp-beaver B) Mud-duck C) Watermole D) River-otter
A) Platink B) Platypoultry C) Platypup D) Duckling
A) Water-swimmer B) Duck-foot C) Bird-snout D) Egg-layer
A) 1912 B) 1800 C) 1799 D) 1950
A) Near-threatened B) Least concern C) Endangered D) Extinct in the wild
A) Declare it extinct B) Upgrade it to threatened species C) Remove all protections D) Downgrade it to least concern
A) Larila B) Biladurang C) Boondaburra D) Djanbang
A) Beaver B) Duck C) Opossum D) Echidna
A) A fish's tail B) A duck's beak C) An echidna's spines D) A bird's wings
A) Strict hunting laws B) Overpopulation C) Habitat destruction and declining numbers D) Introduction of natural predators from Europe
A) They have never been attempted B) They have led to overpopulation C) They have had slight success D) They have been completely unsuccessful
A) Kit B) Joey C) Larva D) Puggle |